Rethinking Success | Mia Birdsong
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Challenging the Work-Centric Society
In the context of capitalism, individuals have to provide labor to earn money for basic needs like food, shelter, healthcare, and education, which consumes a significant amount of time and energy. The existing culture places work as the center of our lives, dictating our time and forcing us to organize everything else around it. Therefore, it is crucial for individuals struggling with meeting their essential needs to understand that it is not a personal failure but rather a failure of the societal structure designed to prioritize labor extraction over individual well-being.
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